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Lifelong learning, and adult education are essential for both personal and career growth. Material here is relevent to both those teaching adults, or adults interesed in continuous learning. Also of interest to companies support learning at work.

LEARNING ASSUMPTIONS

By n a - The following are only a few assumptions about learning that tend to be recognized throughout education literature as fundamental to the planning of an education program. These assumptions came from the general field of educational philosophy. (Added: 28-Sep-2006 Hits: 493 )

MOTIVATING STUDENTS

By Barbara Gross Davis - Some students seem naturally enthusiastic about learning, but many need-or expect-their instructors to inspire, challenge, and stimulate them: "Effective learning in the classroom depends on the teacher's ability ... to maintain the interest that brought students to the course in the first place" (Ericksen, 1978, p. 3). Whatever level of motivation your students bring to the classroom will be transformed, for better or worse, by what happens in that classroom. (Added: 28-Sep-2006 Hits: 617 )

PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING

By Stephen Lieb - To be an effective teacher of adults requires knowledge about how adults learn best. Learn the principles of adult learning. Find out what specials needs adults have over children in the learning arena. (Added: 31-Jan-2006 Hits: 899 )

Knowles' andragogy: an angle on adult learning

By na - An additional critique of Knowles' theory of adult learning. Entertaining. (Added: 30-May-2007 Hits: 684 )

Achieving Success with Adult Learners

By L. Barnes - Enclosed are ten specific factors as they apply to adult learners and how educators can help accommodate their needs in the classroom. (Added: 28-Sep-2006 Hits: 1085 )

OK Career Planner | Lifelong Learning

By na - Today's job market demands that we make learning a lifelong process, constantly acquiring new skills, education, and training. Whether you're embarking on a totally new career in mid-life; going back for that advanced degree to help position yourself for a promotion; or volunteering in a field completely different from your paid job, lifelong learning promises a life filled with excitement, wonder, and healthy challenges. (Added: 31-Oct-2011 Hits: 136 )

A Focus on Lifelong Learning for Career Success: The Reasons and Benefits to Continue Education for Workplace Skills | Suite101.com

By David Wetzell - A common question adults have when considering continuing education is focused on the benefits of completing a college degree or graduate degree. This is a valid concern because of the financial costs and time required to complete a degree program. The simple answer is that the days of working for the same company for a lifetime rarely exist today, due to global competition. Because of this, most adults change their careers several times during their lifetime. (Added: 31-Oct-2011 Hits: 143 )

How To Be An Effective Instructor For Adults

By Stephan Lieb - Part of being an effective instructor involves understanding how adults learn best. Compared to children and teens, adults have special needs and requirements as learners. Despite the apparent truth, adult learning is a relatively new area of study. The field of adult learning was pioneered by Malcom Knowles. He identified the following characteristics of adult learners: (Added: 28-Sep-2006 Hits: 1090 )

Work-based Learning: implications for Higher Ed. - informal learning at work

By Jim Gallacher and Fiona Reeve - This paper will address the increasing importance of links between the academy and the workplace in supporting lifelong learning. In particular we will focus on the development of programmes of WBL which attempt to cross the divide by supporting, assessing and accrediting learning from work. In addressing learning in the workplace these programmes are beginning to incorporate notions of competence and of knowledge created in action into a structure of higher education awards. (Added: 8-Feb-2012 Hits: 62 )

30 Things We Know For Sure About Adult Learning

By Ron and Susan Zemke - The next five years will eclipse the last fifty in terms of hard data production on adult learning. For the present, we must recognize that adults want their learning to be problem-oriented, personalized and accepting of their need for self-direction and personal responsibility. (Added: 28-Sep-2006 Hits: 873 )

30 THINGS WE KNOW FOR SURE ABOUT ADULT LEARNING

By Ron and Susan Zemke - Adults do learn differently from children. Read the 30 things about adult learning and you may be surprised. Learn what motivates adults to seek learning experiences and what makes the best curriculum design for an adult. (Added: 31-Jan-2006 Hits: 1296 )

Tips for Teaching Adult Students Online

By n a - The principles of adult learning presented below are largely based on Malcolm Knowles' 1980 theory of "andragogy," which is defined as "the art and science of teaching adults." Principles from general adult learning theories have also been included. (Added: 28-Sep-2006 Hits: 519 )

Are You Curious? Curiosity, life long learning key to career success

By Eve M. Nedzewicz - Curiosity � from Latin curiosus that means careful, diligent or curious � is a disposition to learn, inquire and explore; it is inquisitiveness, a desire to gratify the mind with new information or objects of interest. (Added: 8-Feb-2012 Hits: 86 )

Adult Learning In Groups

By Susan Imel - Find out how adults learn in groups when you read this article. Learn how groups can motivate or obstruct the adult learning process. (Added: 27-Sep-2006 Hits: 788 )

Adult Learning Online

By Tammy Dewar - Covering online adult learning in a short article is a little like trying to see a city in a day - a whole lot of running around with brief, and hopefully meaningful, visits here and there. That being said, the focus here is to take the broad span of adult learning and apply it to an online environment. Ideally, I will reduce the "running around" and provide you with a few meaningful "visits" to adult learning in online environments. (Added: 31-Jan-2006 Hits: 1106 )

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